Businesses remain cautious about the latest lockdown easing for England, and warn that any mass return to work immediately is unlikely
Mike Cherry, national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, said that smaller firms in particular would need more support in order to get workers back.
The TUC backed calls for more support for companies. TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said Friday's announcement was the government"passing the buck on this big decision to employers". "Even when offices do start returning, we are looking at perhaps only a max of a third of workers returning to offices at any one time to allow for social distancing."
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